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Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 19, 2012
Presidential candidate Hamdīn Sabbāhī announced that he stopped all activities for his campaign in mourning over Pope Shenouda, offering “sincerest condolences” to Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt and the world at large over their “national and spiritual loss”.
Presidential hopeful ‘Amr Mūsá, in...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 19, 2012
King Ahmad Fū’ād II, the last king of Egypt, expressed heartfelt condolences over Pope Shenouda III whom he considered as “a symbol of patriotism and Egyptian unity,” saying the death of Pope Shenouda, a moderate and tolerant voice in an age of extremism, was a great loss.
“Egypt has lost one of...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 19, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama expressed sadness over the death of Pope Shenouda and described him as a prominent advocate of religious tolerance and dialogue.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also offered condolences to Egyptians over the demise of the pope,...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 19, 2012
Amidst sadness gripping all Egyptians – Christians and Muslims alike, prayers over the deceased pope is beginning on Tuesday morning at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah.
Bishops and top clergymen, who met on Sunday (March 18) for two hours, announced that the pope...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2012
On the other hand, Molawi Ishaq Madani, the Iranian president’s advisor for Sunnī Muslims’ affairs, underlined the importance of having closer ties binding Egypt and Iran, noting this “alleged” difference between Sunnīs and Shiites is “in the political interests of only certain Arab governments and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, who is also the chairman of the committee on registration of votes for the election of a new pope for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said the registration of eligible voters was postponed to Friday (April 20).
He noted that the Holy Synod will discuss in its meeting...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2012
Meanwhile, the Maspero Youth Union (MYU) is holding a ceremony to commemorate the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah on the occasion of the anniversary of the 40th day of his departure. [Rānyā Nabīl, al-Ahālī, April 18, p. 1] ...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2012
Upper Egyptians, Copts and Sūfīs will have the final say in the forthcoming election of Egypt’s new president, writes Ahmād ‘Āmir ‘Abd Allāh in an opinion article in al-Ahrām newspaper.
Votes of Upper Egyptians, who form nearly half the voting power and are known to have old deep-rooted loyalty to...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2012
Lawmaker Jābir al-Jahlān, a member of the parliamentary bloc of the Building & Development Party, the political arm of the al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), said the Jamā’ah does not mind having any of the fulūl (remnants) of the former regime to enter the presidential elections on...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2012
The parliamentary body of the MB’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) expressed rejection that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) or the Azhar should interfere in laying the criteria for setting up a constitution-drafting panel.
The board also said it will be committed to the...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.